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Five years after being arrested in Havana and charged with acts against the independence and territorial integrity of the state, Alan Gross was freed December 17 as part
of the U.S. and Cubas momentous return to diplomatic relations. Gross was a contractor with USAID when he was caught providing wireless communications tools to Cubas
Jewish community. Gross, whose health was suffering, was reunited with his wife in
Washington, D.C. Wednesday.
JTA
Seven decades after being transported to concentration camps, Holocaust survivors will
reportedly get reparations from the government of France. The country signed an agreement on Dec. 8 promising to pay $60 million to survivors sent to the camps, where most
died. Approximately 76,000 Jews were arrested in France during World War II and transported to the camps.
VICE News
Hallmark recalled Hanukkah wrapping paper from its shelves and apologized
after a shopper in a California Walgreens complained that the wrapping paper
included swastikas. According to the company, the wrapping paper, which featured
a pattern in intertwining silver and blue lines, was modeled after a pattern on an old
Chinese vase.
The New York Post
Newly released emails reveal Wisconsin Republican governor Scott Walker confused the words Mazel Tov and Molotov in a letter to a Jewish constituent, who had
requested that he display a menorah during the holiday season. Walker, who had concluded the letter with thank you again and Molotov, is a potential 2016 presidential
candidate, with Jewish voters being a crucial voting bloc.
MSNBC
As we say goodbye to 2014, we pause to reflect on the past year, as well as the past 90
years publishing your JTNews/Jewish Transcript. During this anniversary year, we successfully negotiated and began the digitization of our archives, with 20 years already available online. We sent you a special anniversary edition paper last spring, with articles, ads,
and lifecycles from every decade. And we launched the fabulous theatrical production Letters to the Editor with Book-It Repertory Theatre at the Stroum JCC and The Royal Room.
Be sure to see Letters to the Editor before it closes forever after January 31. Our next
show will be held January 18 at the Seattle Public Library.
Thank you to our community partners and individuals who have joined us in celebration and support this year. And thank you for reading!
Heres to our 91st year in print!
See you next year!
On the first night of Hanukkah, a group of local Jews marched in downtown Seattle against police
brutality, in solidarity with the African American community.
Cocktail, anyone?
Thank you!
Rabbi Marc Angel tells of the Sephardic Hanukkah tradition of remembering that we must all look out
for each other, especially when people are in need.
Remember when
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David Ben-Gurion cast an enormous shadow
across his world, and his legacy in the Middle East
and beyond continues to be debated to this day.
Biographer Anita Shapira will be joined by The New
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The article about the J Street Challenge film (J Street Challenge drives down the
middle of the community, Nov. 28) incorrectly stated that no one took advantage of
asking the director questions. Rather, no one asked questions critical of the documentary.
In the M.O.T. column about the actors in the production of Letters to the Editor (The
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Doris Sky was misspelled.
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We were just eager to have our kids surrounded by that particular community, which has to
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Seattle Jewish Community School parent Rachel Scherr, on why shes happy to be sending her kids to a Jewish day school. See a roundup of all the local primary schools on page 9.
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2. True or False? The story of
how Judith, the pious widow
who beheaded Antiochus IV
when he was about to lay siege
to Jerusalem, is recorded in
the Book of the Maccabees.
Ultimately, this led to the victory of Judah Maccabee over
the Greco Syrians. Go Yehudit!
Your 3. True or False? The Maccabees, heroes of the Hanukkah
story, though celebrated in the
songs and prayers of the holiday, have a
complicated legacy.
4. True or False? According to the Book
of the Maccabees we celebrate Hanukkah
on the 25th of Kislev because of the miracle of the oil and the Maccabean victory on
the battlefield.
5. True or False? The ancient culinary
custom most clearly connected to Hanukkah is the eating of cheese.
6. True or False? The Mitzvah of Lighting
the menorah can be fulfilled by lighting
one candle each night.
7. True or False? The dreidel is a Jewish
version of the teetotum, a European gambling toy.
the Greek apocryphal work called, not surprisingly, The Book of Judith. Its setting
is actually earlier, though anachronistically depicted, and the general she slays is
a Persian commander named Holofernes.
In the Hebrew, midrashic and Jewish versions, the story is set in the Hasmonean
period with Judith slaying an unnamed
general. The Book of the Maccabees tells
the story of the Hasmonean battles against
the Greek conquerors for Judea from 175
BCE to 134 BCE. It describes the salvation
delivered by Mattathias and his five sons.
3. True. Though they are of course, the
heroes of the Hanukkah story, as per this
classic depiction in the Al HaNisim prayer:
In the days of Matityahu, the son
of Yochanan the High Priest, the
Hasmonean and his sons, when the
wicked Hellenic government rose up
against Your people Israel to make
them forget Your Torah and violate
the decrees of Your will. But You, in
Your abounding mercies, stood by
them in the time of their distress.
But the story does not end in 165 BCE.
Though the Maccabees started out as leaders
pure of heart and singular in mission, their
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The day school roundup
As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educate their kids in the fall. Private school application deadlines are looming, so JTNews has met with each of the primary Jewish day schools in the Seattle area to learn about what they
offer, including class size and tuition rates, and how they differentiate themselves. Note that the base tuition, that is the amount families
would pay for a single student after the school receives tuition assistance from the Samis Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater
Seattle. We will cover the high schools in early January.
Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews
$17,761$22,377 (kindergarten
8th grade)
Percentage of families on financial aid:
Approximately 40 percent; last year,
tuition assistance accounted for 33
percent of tuition revenue
Student body size: 190
Average class size: 17
The smaller class sizes at private schools do not necessary translate into a superior education
or higher test scores, according to the new administrator at the Jewish Day School in Bellevue.
Fewer students often translates into the need for more individualized attention, which can
distract from the basic lesson plan a teacher may have prepared for the classroom that day.
But that reality is just fine for Hamutal Gavish, who began her duties as head of the school
this academic year.
A teacher with 30 or more children in the classroom is forced to forge ahead with a lesson
plan as long as long as the majority of the students are keeping up, Gavish said. Fewer students
means if even one child does not understand the lesson, that child is given the attention he or
she needs to understand and move forward with the rest of the class.
Gavish emphasized that the curriculum at JDS, which sits on a quiet residential street in north
Bellevue, is primarily inquiry-based, giving students the opportunity to work independently (or
in small groups) on projects that address the inquisitive minds of young people. Hebrew and
religion are part of the lesson plans each day at every grade level.
Inquiry-based learning is teacher facilitated and learner driven, and emphasizes the process
of learning that often requires the need for different assignments based on the interpretation
of each child, Gavish said. Smaller class sizes that answer individual needs help to provide
Courtesy JDS
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On Dec. 12, in Balika Haakansons classroom at Seattle Hebrew Academy, the students
gladly set aside their pencils, paper and books to partake in a lesson that would likely confuse
most of their parents: Algorithms and binary.
The lesson, part of the week-long global effort
titled Hour of Code, challenged lower and
middle school students to redesign visual features
in a game called Flappy Bird. The Hour of
Code, now in its second year, brings coding
to the classroom with the goal of demystifying
computer science and getting kids to become
comfortable with computer programming, said
Bev Falgione, the schools director of institutional
advancement.
Courtesy SHA
Were always looking for the most advanced way to bring knowledge to our kids, and to
keep them as current as possible, not only in the general studies, but also in their Judaic studies,
Falgione said. The technology is upgrading our Hebrew studies as well, so that its a full integrated and blended learning process.
The campaign, a part of Computer Science Education Week, allows kids to truly understand
what goes into the technology they use on a daily basis.
At SHA, that process starts early. Coding is the 21st-century language, and since modern
life runs on code, the schools educational technology coordinator Liz Ebersole wants to make
sure that all 226 students learn how to use it. The hope, she said, is that students will become
excited about coding and the new tools they have at their disposal, and that this will inspire
them to become future creators instead of just users.
At 65 years old, Seattle Hebrew Academy is the citys oldest Jewish elementary day school.
In recent years the school has increased its focus on technology. SHA offers students a personal
laptop program, shared iPads for the younger children, and giant touchscreen computers in
classrooms. The money for this technology comes from Seattles Samis Foundation, the primary
granting agency for K-12 Jewish day schools in the greater Seattle area. Samis is working to slowly
shift the educational system at the six Jewish day schools it funds. Earlier this year, Samis launched
a decade-long, $2.5-million technology initiative to improve students learning experiences by
leveraging the integration of technology.
This initiative is about school change, not about plunking computers down, said Amy
Amiel, senior program officer at the Samis Foundation. Its about saying to school faculty that
education has changed, and were here to support you.
The Hour of Code and the availability of cutting-edge tools are just a couple of reasons
parents are excited about what SHA, which is nestled into an urban forest on north Capitol Hill,
has to offer. For many parents, its the programs and extracurricular activities SHA boasts, not
just the inspired scenery, that can be the deciding factor. SHA offers numerous extracurricular
programs outside the classroom, which strengthens students friendships as well as develops their
strengths and abilities. They includes a basketball program (both boys and girls), a soccer club,
volleyball, track and field, a chess club, and an after-school robotics and engineering program.
SHA, which offers a preschool through 8th grade curriculum, is open to Jewish families from
across the Orthodox spectrum and caters to students of all learning abilities. Classrooms average
approximately 24 students in both Judaic and secular traicks, and the school has been named the
nations best Orthodox elementary school among 600 schools by the National Association
for Hebrew Day Schools, in part for its child-centered program that aims to graduate respectful,
well-behaved students. Six years ago, SHA implemented Project SHAlom, an evidence-based
program that emphasizes and rewards good behavior and teaches the right way to handle
conflicts, resulting in improved academic achievement while fostering better student behavior.
The school accepts students from all Jewish backgrounds, and does not turn away students
because their families are unable to pay.
Falgione credits SHAs head of school, Rivy Poupko Kletenik, for creating an environment
where compassionate educators challenge and nurture each child.
You see so much learning, so much stimulation, so many activities going on, Falgione
said. This is all a tribute to Rivy. The teachers dont hear no they hear, How can we make
this happen?
It was a subtle, perhaps imperceptible shift many parents might not detect, but last
year, Rachel Scherr noticed her then-4th grader Jordans loss of excitement and a waning
connection toward his classwork at a North Seattle public elementary school.
Thats when she and her husband took action and switched their sons, Jordan, 10, and
Aaron, 7, into the Seattle Jewish Community School.
The 92-student, dual-curriculum kindergarten-through-5th-grade day school splits the
school day into two parts: A half day of general studies, including language arts, reading,
math, science and social studies, and a half day of Judaic studies that includes Hebrew, Torah
study, prayer and religious ritual knowledge, Jewish history, and life cycle and Jewish values.
At SJCS, we approach exceptional education through the lens of the Jewish experience, says Shoshi Bilavsky, SJCSs head of school since 2010. We graduate learners who
are consistently at the top of their academic level, but who can also find joy in shared
traditions, form lifelong relationships and enrich their communities.
It was a big deal, said Scherr about the switch. They were both doing fine in the
sense that they were happy, but although he [Jordan] was socially comfortable, we were
feeling like his academic needs were not being met.
In public school, Scherr noticed that Jordan wasnt getting the kind of extra support he
needed with his writing skills, even though the school made an effort to provide it. The
teacher, she said, just didnt seem equipped to take it on.
Her boys had to adjust to a daily and more intensive focus on Hebrew in the classroom,
which was a whole different experience, according to Scherr.
We were a little concerned about our 5th grader starting in with other 5th graders
who already had five years of Hebrew, said Scherr, who hired a summer Hebrew tutor
for Jordan to make the transition easier.
Hes fine, she said. Theres a wide range of Hebrew abilities in the 5th grade so
its not hard to fit in. We were just eager to have our kids surrounded by that particular
community, which has to do with it being the Jewish community.
Scherr also noticed that many of her friends from the North Seattle campus of the Stroum
Jewish Community Center preschool, located at Temple Beth Am, where her children
attended, chose to send their kids to SJCS.
Families choose SJCS because they value our approach to whole child learning, said
Jessica Graybill, director of admissions and marketing at SJCS. Excellent academics are
central to what we do, but to focus on a childs academic successes or struggles is to miss
the whole of their being their social, emotional, behavioral and cultural development
is as important as their ability to succeed in the classroom.
The average class size at SJCS is 16 and the student-to-teacher ratio is one to five.
In addition to learning specialists who can give students individual attention, and two
teachers in each classroom, a typical week at the SJCS also exposes students to an array
of highly accomplished specialists in art, music, creative dance and movement, library
skills, and physical education.
Elizabeth Davis-Jacobs and Rob Jacobs
are the parents of three children who went
through SJCS two graduated and their
youngest, Sammy, 7, attended SJCS for
kindergarten and 1st grade.
SJCS doesnt just teach to the test even
though the children must meet these milestones, said Davis-Jacobs. Instead its
really focused on fostering learning both
from a textbook and experiential standpoint. For example, last year Sammys
class was learning about wheat. They
Courtesy SJCS
studied breads from around the world
and used it as a way to understand how wheat grows, is cultivated.
Parents are an essential part of the schools operations and may serve in the parent
association, on the board of trustees, and various board committees. Davis-Jacobs served
on the SJCS board for two, two-year terms.
They do a fair amount of board development and reach out to community resources
to help build board competency, said Davis-Jacobs. The board works hard to balance
many competing needs making tuition affordable, raising funds, ensuring academic
excellence, and bringing in the best teachers.
The tuition assistance committee considers a familys Jewish expenses, such as summer
camp and synagogue membership as pre-need expenses. SJCS helps families get connected
to each other through its community outreach program, Jewish Junction, which holds events
at the school or at outside venues.
SJCS parents can also take advantage of its before and after-school enrichment program,
where kids sign up for classes like cooking, gymnastics, kung fu, games, or a homework
club while waiting to be picked up.
Learn more at www.sjcs.net.
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dedicated its independent project to explore options to help more Jews emigrate from
Russia. Third and fourth graders from JDS have gone out into the community to visit senior
centers, while some of the older students have collected toys for families in need.
One of the most popular extra-curricular activities at JDS each year, according to Gavish,
is the student production of a play written and produced entirely in Hebrew.
We try to teach with the use of open-ended questions that promote asking additional
questions to promote critical thinking, she said.
In addition to core academics, students in the lower grade levels are given regular access
to the art studio, the music room, and physical education on the seven-acre campus.
Construction of a new gymnasium on campus a few years ago allowed the school to
add volleyball to the list of after-school sports options that include cross-country, basketball, golf and tennis. The old gym has been converted into a meeting place for students.
Unlike public schools, Gavish said parents are rarely called upon to volunteer in the
classroom. That decision, she said, has given members of the parent association time to
volunteer in the library, the art room and help coordinate festival celebrations. Parents
have also been recruited to lead the technology committee to serve in an advisory panel
to the administration.
This is a rich curriculum, said Gavish. The trip to Israel by students during the summer
after they complete the 8th grade is a reward for all their hard work. But it also helps solidify
the lessons in life, in community and with our religion.
The administrator summed up her philosophy in simple terms: JDS is a community school
that does not affiliate with any movement. Our campus community is Jewishly diverse. Our
families range in all levels of affiliation within the greater Seattle area.
At JDS, curiosity leads to discovery.
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Rabbi Yona Margolese doesnt quite know how to describe it, but he has noticed a
palpable sense of happiness among the students at Torah Day School.
They genuinely look forward to coming to school, Margolese, the new head of school,
said. Only half a year into his new job running the Orthodox day school on Seattles Beacon
Hill, Margolese is excited about what he sees, right down to the physical education program.
Our P.E. instructor is phenomenal, he raved. Its not just about the physical. She works
with them to use as much of their entire being as possible. In addition to the physical
workout, she has a lot of games and activities that help the kids think about what theyre
doing and to push themselves to think differently.
Working with students entire beings is part of TDSs holistic approach to education,
where the goal is to develop each individual child intellectually along with the values of
character development, love of Jewish studies and the Jewish people, and proper behavior.
The kind of kid that excels at TDS is interested in an Orthodox lifestyle and character
development, secular studies, and Torah growth, Margolese said.
Jewish studies and general studies are split down the middle of the day. Michelle
Kaufman, who has 20 years of experience working in special education, is on hand for
support. The school, which is renting a former church, has a library and librarian, two
playgrounds, a playfield, and an indoor multipurpose room. Margolese hopes the school
will be able to eventually buy the property and look at more options for growth. The
school is also taking advantage of a Samis technology initiative, and the 6th-grade class is
producing stop-motion videos about ancient Greek history.
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Sing, dance, play and engage in some of the
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departure of Santa. First of all, the rise of e-commerce, led by local giant Amazon.com, has
made the entire ritual of schlepping to the mall for holiday shopping obsolete. Members of
every new generation look at the habits and cultural practices of the past and shake their
collective head in wonder (How did people ever entertain themselves before video games
and the Internet?). While the economy is humming along, mall sales are down precipitously
from last year. Seems reasonable to me: Why burn gas and fight crowds when you can get
everything you want delivered to your front doorstep at no extra charge?
Even more importantly, the old ethnic categories no longer apply, at least not in Puget
Sound. Determining who is white or Christian is an exercise in subtle judgment. My friends
and neighbors hail from every corner of the globe, and many of those who are nominally
Christian rarely, if ever, set foot in a church. Right in our own little family, weve got two
Latin American children as brown as caramel. However, I insist you should at least speak
a little bit of Spanish to be classified as Hispanic.
Fortunately, there is one thing we can all agree on. Christmas should be celebrated in a
Chinese restaurant. It says so, right in the Bible, in Ecclesiastes: There is nothing new under
the sun. If that isnt a reference to the obligation to eat lo mein, as our forefathers did, then
I dont know what is. A station wagon loaded with newly purchased toys and clothing may
be pass, but some traditions are worth preserving. Who wants some hot-and-sour soup?
Ed Harris, the author of Fifty Shades of Schwarz and several other books, was born in the
Bronx and lives in Bellevue with his family. His blog, Fizz-Ed, and additional information
about his books are available at www.edharrisauthor.com.
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Care Givers
Dentists (continued)
Funeral/Burial Services
Senior Services
HomeCare Associates
A program of Jewish Family Service
206-861-3193
www.homecareassoc.org
Provides personal care, assistance with
daily activities, medication reminders,
light housekeeping, meal preparation and
companionship to older adults living at
home or in assisted-living facilities.
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College Placement Consultants
425-453-1730
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Pauline B. Reiter, Ph.D.
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graduate college selection,
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40 Lake Bellevue, #100, Bellevue 98005
College Planning
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Counselors/Therapists
Jewish Family Service
Individual, couple, child and family therapy
206-861-3152
contactus@jfsseattle.org
www.jfsseattle.org
Expertise with life transitions, addiction
and recovery, relationships and personal
challenges all in a cultural context.
Licensed therapists; flexible day or
evening appointments; sliding fee scale;
most insurance plans.
Dentists
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425-698-1463
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Saturday, December 20
1011:30 a.m. Family Shabbat Morning
2-for-1
Happy New Year
Cards
When you let JFS Tribute Cards
do the talking, you send your best
wishes and say you care about
funding vital JFS programs here at
home. Call Irene at (206) 861-3150
or, on the web, click on Donations
at www.jfsseattle.org. Use Visa,
MasterCard or American Express.
Tuesday, January 6
9:4511:45 a.m. Parenting Class: Mindful
Interactions with Your Baby
206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or
www.sjcc.org
Topics include developmental stages, positive
discipline, play and learning, and sleep. Runs
through March. Ages 6-12 months with parent/
caregiver. SJCC members $180, guests $216.
At the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way,
Mercer Island.
Saturday, January 10
510 p.m. Parents Night Out
206-232-7115 or saraht@sjcc.org or
www.sjcc.org
It may be called Parents Night Out, but
its really for the kids. Superhero Night:
Superheroes, super challenges, and super
strength. Includes dinner. Five years-5th
grade. SJCC members $40 for the first child,
$20 for siblings (ages 5-plus). Guests $45 for
the first child, $25 for siblings (ages 5-plus).
Younger kids can participate through drop-in
babysitting program: SJCC members $50 per
child, guests $60 per child. At the Stroum JCC,
3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.
Maccabee, Maccabee,
Strengthen the muscles and make the
blood courageous.
Maccabee, Maccabee.
Be the leader for the glory of the nation.
Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an internationally
renowned educator and Head of School at
the Seattle Hebrew Academy. If you have a
question thats been tickling your brain,
send Rivy an e-mail at
rivy.poupko.kletenik@gmail.com.
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lifecycles@jtnews.net
206-441-4553
Email:
CALL:
Thank you!
Elise at elisep@hilleluw.org or
www.jconnectseattle.org
Jconnect brings you the largest Jewish party of
the year. Theyre taking over the Baltic Room with
drinks and music all night long. $20 in advance,
$25 at the door. At the Baltic Room, 1207 Pine
St.,Seattle.
Through December 24
206-722-8289 or seattlekollel@aol.com or
www.seattlekollel.org
Morning of learning 10 a.m.-12 p.m. for adults
and children, and then onto the ice 1:45-3:15
p.m. All ages welcome. $10 adults, $7 children.
At Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle, and
and Highland Ice Arena, 18005 Aurora Ave. N,
Shoreline.
12 p.m. Fiddler on the Roof Singalong
www.siff.net/cinema/fiddler-on-the-roof
Sing along to Americas favorite Jewish musical.
Beforehand, Leahs Catering will serve Chinese
cuisine during a klezmer concert by Orkestyr
Farfeleh. Doors open at 12, film begins at 1. With
intermission. $20-$25. At SIFF Uptown, 511
Queen Anne Ave. N, Seattle.
206-706-2977 or golden-beetle.com/main
Golden Beetles menu features potato latkeswith
house-made applesauce, crme fraiche, green
onion; matzoh ball soup with smoked chicken,
carrot, parsley; roasted root vegetables with
parsnip, rutabaga, fingerling potato; and stuffed
donuts with persimmon filling and powdered
sugar. Order any of these dishes as a side to your
main meal or try them all together. At Golden
Beetle, 1744 NW Market St., Seattle.
Wednesday, December 24
610 p.m. NCSYs Chinese Food and
Movie Night
206-295-5888 or thehoffather@gmail.com
or www.seattlencsy.com
davidl@hillel.org or www.jconnectseattle.org
While there may be some debate as to how
this tradition got started, one thing is for sure:
You wontwant to miss out on Chinese food on
Christmas! Check out the menu beforehand at
www.allmenus.com/wa/seattle/302459-redlantern/menu. RSVP to David. At Red Lantern, 520
S Jackson St., Seattle.
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